Blue Point
Blue Point rises to 639 m in Nevada. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Point Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Valley of Fire State Park Roadways passes 2.8 miles off. 178 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 639 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 6.3 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 7 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 18 mi
178 named places within 25 miles
- Arrowhead Arch: 2.7 mi
- Pillar 2: 2.7 mi
- Pillar 1: 2.7 mi
- Windows Loop: 2.7 mi
- Kiss 2: 2.7 mi
- Saint Thomas Salt: 3.9 mi
- Seven Sisters: 4.2 mi
- Baseline Mesa: 4.5 mi
- Silica Dome: 5.3 mi
- Beehive Rock: 6.2 mi
- Blue Point Spring: 0.4 mi
- Rogers Spring: 0.9 mi
- Charlie's Spring: 1.2 mi
- Getchel Spring: 4.1 mi
- Bitter Spring: 8.3 mi
- Captain John J Clark Memorial Monument: 2.9 mi
- Gentry Hotel: 6.5 mi
- Syphus Home: 6.5 mi
- Gentry Store: 6.5 mi
- Gentry Home: 6.5 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 9.1 mi
- Overton Park: 10.4 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 10.4 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 14.0 mi
- St. Thomas: 6.5 mi
- Rioville: 16.8 mi
- Crystal: 19.2 mi
- Byron: 20.4 mi
- Dry Lake: 22.8 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 0.6 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 18.8 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 18.9 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 21.2 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 21.4 mi
- Engine Beach: 4.3 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 5.1 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 5.7 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 5.8 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 15.8 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Big Gypsum Ledges: 22.2 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 8.4 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Lost City Museum: 9.7 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 14.4 mi
- Double Negative: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | NE 51° | 2,422 m | 23.4 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | ENE 68° | 1,738 m | 22.5 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | SE 131° | 1,736 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mica Peak | ESE 118° | 1,719 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SSE 147° | 1,601 m | 19.8 mi |
| Muddy Peak | WSW 246° | 1,590 m | 15.5 mi |
| Gold Butte | ESE 120° | 1,529 m | 16.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | SE 137° | 1,473 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:21 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 15:47 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley OF Fire SP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357545614
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